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June 2012

06/27/2012

And if a person sins, if he hears the voice of an oath and is a witness, whether he saw or knew, yet he does not tell, and he bears his offense, or if a soul touches anything impure, whether the carcass of an impure animal, the carcass of an unclean beast, or the carcass of an unclean insect, and it was hidden from him, yet he is impure and incriminated, or if he touches a man's impurity, for any of his impurities for which he may become impure, and it was hidden from him, yet it becomes known and he is incriminated, or if a soul swears, uttering with his lips for evil or for good, for anything a man may utter in an oath, and it was hidden by him, yet it becomes known, and he is incriminated for one of these: it will be when he is incriminated for one of these, that he who has sinned is to confess and bring his guilt-offering for the Eternal, for his sin which he has committed, a female from the flock, a ewe-lamb or a kid goat, as a sin-offering. The priest is to atone for him, for his sin. But if he cannot afford a lamb, he who has sinned is to bring his guilt-offering, two doves or two young pigeons for the Eternal, one for a sin-offering and one for an ascension-offering. He is to bring them to the priest and offer that which is for the sin-offering first. He is to pinch its head off its neck, but no asunder. He is to splash of the blood of the sin-offering on the wall of the altar and squeeze out the remainder of the blood at the foundation of the altar. It is a sin-offering. Then, he is to prepare the second as an ascension-offering, as customary. The priest will atone for him, for his sin which he has committed, and he will be forgiven. But if he cannot afford two doves or two pigeons, he who has sinned is to bring his offering, a tenth of a bushel of flour, as a sin-offering. He may not place oil on it and may not put frankincense on it, because it is a sin-offering. He is to bring it to the priest. The priest it to take a handful from it, a full handful, its memorial-portion, and incinerate it on the altar with the fire-offerings of the Eternal. It is a sin-offering. The priest will atone for him, for his sin which he has committed, by one of these, and he will be forgiven. It will belong to the priest as a meal-offering. - Leviticus 5:1-13

06/10/2012

And if anybody among the common people sins in ignorance by going against one of the commandments concerning a thing which is forbidden and is incriminated: if his sin which he has committed is known to him, he is to bring his offering, an unblemished, female, kid goat, for his sin which he has committed. He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin-offering and slaughter the sin-offering in the place of the ascension-offering. The priest is to take from its blood on is finger and put it on the horns of the ascension altar. And he is to pour all its blood at the foundation of the altar. And he is to remove all its fat, as the fat from the peace-sacrifice was removed. The priest is to incinerate it on the altar as a pleasing aroma for the Eternal. The priest will atone for him, and he will be forgiven. And if he brings a lamb for his offering of a sin-offering, he is to bring an unblemished female. He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin-offering and slaughter it as a sin-offering, in the place where he would slaughter the ascension-offering. The priest is to take of the blood of the sin-offering on his finger and put on the horns of the ascension altar. And he is to pour all of its blood at the foundation of the altar. And he is to remove all of its fat, as the lamb's fat would be removed from the peace sacrifice. The priest is to incinerate them on the altar, like the fire-offerings for the Eternal. The priest will atone for him, for his sin which he has sinned, and he will be forgiven. - Leviticus 4:27-35

06/03/2012

A leader who sins in ignorance and goes against any one of the commandments of the Eternal his God concerning a thing which is forbidden and is incriminated: if his sin which he has committed is known to him, he is to bring his offering, an unblemished, male, kid goat. He is to put his hand on the head of the kid and slaughter it in the place where he would slaughter the ascension-offering, before the Eternal. It is a sin-offering. The priest is to take of the blood of the sin-offering on his finger and put it on the horns of the ascension altar. And he is to pour its blood at the foundation of the ascension altar and incinerate all its fat on the altar, just like the fat of the peace sacrifice. The priest will atone for his sin, and he will be forgiven. - Leviticus 4:22-26